Liam Gaynor is able to come out of the blocks quick to ensure he will get throughout the end line first on the Telford Worldwide Centre tonight.
The Kilnamanagh native competes for Ricky Hatton’s crew in a brand new ‘modern boxing event’ that may pit groups of fighters from London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester in opposition to one another.
The latest Irish title challenger competes within the inaugural semi-finals, hoping to safe a spot within the Field Off decider this 12 months.
The 25-year-old takes on the undefeated Levi Smith, of Johnny Nelson’s Leeds, over 4 rounds on the Telford Worldwide Centre.
It’s a combat of word in opposition to an undefeated fighter however a combat Gaynor believes he can win, certainly the Tallaght tremendous feather is assured he can even get the higher of the London, and Birmingham fighters on the weight.
“Taking a look at my opponents in The Field Off, I imagine I’m the higher of us all, so the plan is to win it,” he says.
The is a gimmick ingredient to proceedings and though it’s not fairly Prizefighter, Gaynor does imagine a high-paced method ala that fast-paced fan-friendly knockout event will probably be wanted.
“It’s a four-round combat and 6 for the ultimate. I don’t imagine you may tempo your self in a four-round combat. You possibly can’t take that probability. It’s like boxing the amateurs, for those who lose one spherical you’re chasing it the remainder of the combat. So I’ve to be at it from the beginning and it’s going to be an entertaining combat.”
The crew ingredient and the captains concerned have generated actual curiosity within the event and Gaynor desires to money in on that hype and propel himself again towards a second Irish title shot.
“It’s an excellent thought and alternative. It’s all 50-50 fights and we’re all getting into making an attempt to get the win, get onto nationwide tv and construct the fan base,” he provides earlier than sharing his Irish title ambition.
“I’d like to get an Irish title. Ever since I began as a boxer I wished to win an Irish title.”
